Naxus, silver, didrachms (Apollo/seated Silenus) (415-403 BCE)
From SILVER
415 BCE - 403 BCE Silver 679 kg
Description
| Obverse: | NAΞION or NAΞIΩN (Greek).Laureate head of Apollo r., behind, laurel leaf with berry |
| Reverse: | Squatting naked Silenus, holding cantharus in uplifted r. hand and thyrsus in l., in field r., tendril and ivy-leaves, to l., herm |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Naxus | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 415 BCE | to | 403 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.55 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Cahn 1944, p. 134-138, n° 107-114. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 877, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 81, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 989 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 7.14 | 72 |
| 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 14.29 | 70 |
| 18 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 32.14 | 71 |
| 26 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 46.43 | 73 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 56 of 56 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 56 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 14 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 79,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.31 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00071 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 28,211.59 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 679 kg <br /> 679 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 70,528.97 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ Cahn, Herbert A. (1944), Die Münzen der sizilischen Stadt Naxos. Ein Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte des griechischen Westens, Basel, 168 p., XII pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
